Method of resoling shoes.



E. C. BEAUMONT.

METHOD-0F RESOUNG SHOES. APPLICATION man MAR, 15, 191s.

19293.672. Patented 1911.111919.

NEW JERSEY.

i i l `lFllo ASSGNOR TO UNITED SHOE JEEY, A CORPORATION OF METHOD 0FRESOLING SHOES.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that l, ERNEST C. BEAUMONT, acitizen of the United States, residin at Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and tate of Massachusetts, have invented certain linproveinentsin Methods of Resoling Shoes, of which the following description, inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, likereference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in theseveral figures.

The present invention relates to methods of resoling shoes and moreparticularly to methods of resoling shoes of the t pe in which thefastenings for attaching t e sole to the shoe are received in a part ofthe shoe located outside the shoe upper; that is, the part of the shoeconstituting the extension ed e.

gbr purposes of illustration, the invention is set forth in itsapplication to a shoe of the Goodyear welt type wherein the outsoleattaching fastenings are received in a comparatively narrow strip ofleather termed a Welt secured along its inner edge to the inseam of theshoe and extending outside of the shoe upper. It is to be understood,however, that the present invention is equally applicable to types ofshoes offering substantially diii'erent extensions to receive theoutsole attaching fastenings. Y

iin resoling shoes it is invariably found, after detachin the sole fromthe shoe for the purpose of substituting a repair sole, that theformation of the seam in the welt by which the sole was attached and thewear on the welt have greatly weakened the welt and seriously impairedits fur-ther serviceability to attach the repair sole. It is,consequently, essential in attaching the repair sole to the welt toavoid locating the seam in the portion of the welt which received theoriginal seam. Otherwise an insecure attachnient of the repair solewould result. This, however, is most difficult and practicallyimpossible, particularly if the portion of the extending welt availablefor the attachment of the sole is very narrow as in a close edge shoe,ln fact, it is often found advisable to replace a portion of the welt ifnot the whole welt on the type of shoes in which this may readily bedone, as in a Goodyear welt shoe, before attempting to attach the repairsole, but this involves considerable time and is necessarily hand Work.A fur- Specicatloii of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb.. fifi, 119ML application ledmliargh 15, i918. Serial No.td.

ther and importantdisad vantage of the resoling method heretoforepractised is that the sole edge of the resoled shoe cannot be finishedso as to secure the desired neat appearance and to eliminate therepaired appearance of the shoe.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a method ofresoling shoes of the general type aforesaid, the practice of which willenable a more eficient and serviceable attachment of repair Soles to theshoes than the resoling methods heretofore practised, and which willresult in resoling shoes having a much neater and more satisfactoryappearance than heretofore.

With this object in view, the present invention provides a method ofresoling shoes of the type in which the fastenings for attaching thesole to the shoe are received in a partjof the shoe located outside theshoe upper, which consists in applying a repair sole to the shoe,superposin a reinforcing means on the shoe part in which the originalsole attaching means was received, and then attaching the repair sole tothe shoe by a seam of fastenings passing through said shoe part andanchored in said reinforcin means. ln this aspect of the invention andas herein illustrated, a machine-made thread seam constitutes the seamfor attaching the repair sole to the shoe, and preferably thereinforcing means which receive and anchor the stitches for securing therepair sole is fed on to the top of the original fastening receivingpart simultaneously with the progress of the seam. it will thus be seenthat the reinforcing means offers a secure and strong anchorage for therepair sole stitches, thereby insuring a serviceable and durableattachment of the repair sole to the shoe regardless of the weakenedcondition of the original fastening receiving part, and during theformation of this seam, articularly when machine-made, substantia ly nocare and judgment is necessary to avoid the weakened portions of thesaid part.

In another of its aspects the present ini i vention contemplatesattaching a repair sole to a shoe by a seam of fastenings anchored in anauxiliary Welting adapted to cover substantially the entire exposedupper surface of the original fastening receiving part. By utilizing anauxiliary welting strip to receive the repair sole attaching fastenings,the exterior appearance of the extending A sole portion of the repairedshoe is similar v be described in connection with the accompanyingdrawings which illustrate a p referred practice of the invention, andthe 1nvention will then be pointed out in the appended claims.

The drawing illustrates in perspective a preferred practice of attachinga repair sole to a shoe in accordance with the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 2 indicates a Goodyear welt typeof shoe, and 4 the original welt which is secured along its inner edgeby the inseam stitches 6 to the insole 7 and extends outwardly adistance beyond the sides of the shoe, the extending portion serving toreceive the original outsole stitches which attach the outsole to theshoe. The locating of the original outsole stitches are indicated at 8.Although in resoling a shoe the repair sole may be sewed directly' ontop of the original sole, 1t is. the usual practice to remove the soleand by the machine repairing methods now employed it is also deemedadvisable to remove the entire sole clear back tothe heel and substitutean entirely new sole, as distinguished from merely removing theforepartportion of the sole which is commonly known as tap resoling. Forillustration, the present method will be herein disclosed in connectionwith the machine process of repairing'shoes. Ac.- cordingly, the heel ofthe shoe is removed and the worn sole detached from the shoe by severingthe outsole attaching seam 8.

The formation of this seam in the welt 4, including the awl perforationsand the usual wear of the welt, seriously weakens the welt as indicatedin Fig. 1, and in order to secure but this a strong and serviceableattachment of the repair sole to the shoe, it is consequently necessaryat one time to form the new seam between the old seam location 8 and theside of the up er and again very near the edge of the we t. This,however, is not practical in a great many instances, particularly if theshoe has a close edge; that is, a very narrow extension of welt, withthe result that the repairing seam is not as strong and serviceable asdesired. If the original welt is so far impaired as to oiier no sewingsubstance, this portion of the welt is often replaced by a new piece ofwelt secured to the inseam 6, involves considerable time andnecessitates considerable hand work which is very often not warranted bythe value of the shoe being repaired. 4

In accordance with this invention, the repair sole 14 is placed inposition on theshoe bottom and areinforcing or auxiliary welt 16 islocated upon the upper surface of the welt 4, the auxiliary welt shownbeing of sufficient thickness to offer a firm sewing suhstance and of awidth to cover the entire exposed upper surface of the welt with itsinner edge beveled slightly so as to abut the side of the shoe. Insteadof using a leather welting as herein shown, any suitable means ormaterial offering sufficient substance to provide an anchorage for theoutsole stitches may conveniently be used. lThe repair sole 14, theoriginal welt 4 and the repair welt 16 are secured together by a seam ofstitches 18, and in the preferred practice of the invention the stitchesare conveniently formed by a machine of the type shown, for examplel inUnited States Patent No. 47 3,870, granted April 26,1892, on applicationof French & Meyer. The repair welt 16 which is used is guided on to theupper surface of the orginal welt during the attachment of the repairsole by means of the welt guide 20 of the machine, whichi insures theproper positioning of the welt against the side of the shoe upper toeliminate any open space between the inner edge of the repair welt andthe side of the shoe.` This repair welt 16 thus receives the repair soleattaching stitches 18 instead of the originalwelt 4 and provides a firmand strong anchorage for them so that the repair sole 14 is attached tothe shoe fully as effectively7 as the original sole of the shoe. In theuse of the sewing machine for the attachment of the repair sole 14, theoperator can locate the seam 18 a uniform distance away from the side ofthe shoe completely around the shoe regardless of the location of theoriginal sole fastening seam 8. v

Another important consideration with the practice of this method is thatthe upper surface of the extending portion of the sole or theauxiliarywelt 16 presents a neat and uniform appearance as distinguishedfrom the scarred and worn appearance of the surface of the welt 4resulting from the old practice. Moreover, tlie edge faceof the sole canbe trimmed to better advantage without the liability of cutting into thenew seam in case the repair sole seam was located outside of theoriginal outsole seam 8 on the welt, and a much smoother and betterfinished sole edge is possible.

By the practice of the above described method, particularly inconjunction with the attachment of the repair sole by machine, the timeinvolved in repairing a shoe is greatly reduced and a much moreserviceable and satisfactory attachment of the repair sole is obtained.The practice of replacing worn soles of shoes is of growin importance,but because of the questionab e serviceability and characteristicrepaired appearance of resoled shoes due to a large extent to thedifficulties above enumerated, the practice of repairing shoes has notbeen as naeaeva extensively resorted to as might be Warranted. hepractice herein disclosed, however, eliminates the difficultiesheretofore encountered and provides an' eicient and highly satisfactorymanner of repairing s oes.

Havin fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. That .improvement in methods ofv resoling shoes of the type in whichthe fastenings for attaching the sole to the shoe are received in a partof the shoe located outside of the shoe upper, which consists inapplying a repair sole to the shoe, superposing a reinforcing means onthe shoe part in which the original sole attaching fastenings werereceiving, and attachingthe repair sole to the shoe by a seam offastenings passingV through the said shoe part and anchored to saidreinforcing means.

2. That improvement in methods of resoling shoes of the type in whichthe fastenings for attaching the sole to the shoe are received in a partof the shoe located outside of the shoe upper, which consists in apply-`ing a repair sole to the shoe, superposing a reinforcing means on theshoe part in which the original sole attaching fastenings were received,and then inserting a` seam of fastenings to secure together the marginof the repair sole, v-the; said shoe part and the reinforcing means.

3. That improvement in methods of resoling shoes of the type in whichthe fastenings for attaching the sole to the shoe are received in a partof the shoe located otside of the shoe upper, which consists in sewing arepair sole to the shoe by stitches passing through the margin of therepair sole, the

shoe part in which the original sole attaching fastenings were receivedand into a reinforcing means located on the upper side of the said shoepart.

4. rlhat improvement in methods of resoling shoes of the type in whichthe fastenings for attaching the sole to the `shoe are received in apart of the shoe located outside of the shoe upper, which consists inapplying a repair sole to the shoe, superposing a reinforcing welt uponthe shoe part in which the original sole attaching means was received,and then attaching the repair sole forcing welt upon the up er side ofthe shoe part in which the origlnal Sole attaching stitches werereceived with its inner edge abutting the shoe upper, and then sewingthe repair sole to the shoe by a seam of stitches passing through themargin of the repair sole, the said shoe part and the reinforcing welt.

y 6. That improvement in methods of resoling shoes of the type in whichthe fastenings for attaching the sole to the. shoe are received in apart of the shoe located outside of the shoe upper, which consists indetaching the worn sole from the shoe and replacing it with a repairsole, and then attaching the repair sole to the shoe by a seam of fas-`tenings passing through the margin of the repair sole and the shoe partin which the original sole attaching fastenings were received, andsimultaneously supplying a reinforcing vmeans to the upper side of thesaid shoe part to provide an anchorage on the said shoe part for therepair sole attaching fastenings.

7. That improvement in methods of resol- `ing shoes of the type in whichthe fastenings -for attaching the sole to the shoe are received in apart of the shoe located outside of the shoe upper, which consists indetaching the' worn sole from the shoe and replacing it with a repairsole, and then sewing the margin of the repair sole to the shoe partinwhich the original sole attaching stitches were received by acontinuous ,thread seam, and simultaneously supplying a reinforcing weltto the upper side of the said shoe part with its inner edge abutting theshoe upper to receive the stitches passing through the said shoe part. v

ln testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification.

ERNEST C. BEAUMNT.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent N o. A1,293,672, grantedFebruary 11, 199, upon the application-of Ernest C. Beaumont, of Boston,Massachusetts, for an improvement in Methods of Resoling'Shoes, anerrorappears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows:Pago3, line 18, claim 1, for. the-,word

receiving read received; and that'the said Letters Patentshould beraadwith this correction therein that the same may conformi to the recordof` the casein the Patent Office. l

Signed and sealed this 25th day of. November, D., 1919.l

M. H. G OULSTON,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

